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a) Name the phases marked M and N.
M – Metaphase 1;
N – Anaphase 1;
b) Identify the type of cell division.
Meiosis
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- State the importance of biology in the following areas.
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Date posted: September 25, 2019. Answers (1)
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b) Account for the time taken to digest egg albumen at 600C.
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Date posted: September 19, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: September 19, 2019. Answers (1)
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b) construct a food chain in which leopard seal is a tertiary consumer.
c) In the future, the extraction of mineral resources in the Antarctic might occur on a large scale. This could destroy the breeding-grounds of the Ross seal.
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Date posted: September 19, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: September 19, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: September 19, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: September 18, 2019. Answers (1)
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b) Using observable features only give two reasons for your answer in (a) above.
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ii) State the function of part N
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Date posted: September 18, 2019. Answers (1)
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ii) Give a reason
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Date posted: September 18, 2019. Answers (1)